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Diabetes Prevention Initiative Launched by AMA, CDC

The American Medical Association and CDC on Thursday announced a partnership on an initiative aimed at lowering the number of U.S. residents with Type 2 diabetes. The initiative, called Prevent Diabetes STAT (Screen, Test, Act Today), will focus on "delay[ing] or prevent[ing] the development of Type 2 diabetes," according to Ann Albright, director of CDC's division of diabetes translation.